When Kelli Salter launched Anchor Real Estate in 2020, the military spouse and real estate professional was searching for a better way to serve members of the armed forces who form the backbone of the Jacksonville, North Carolina, housing market. Six years later, that decision has helped propel Anchor Real Estate to national recognition. The […]
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order calling for creation of a voluntary review framework for the nation’s most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models before public release. It also directs federal agencies to expand AI-powered cybersecurity programs and establish a new government-industry clearinghouse for software vulnerabilities. “Advanced AI capabilities make our Nation stronger,
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to phase out property taxes for most primary homeowners is rapidly becoming one of the state’s most consequential housing debates in years. Supporters argue it could ease affordability pressures while critics warn it may fuel higher home prices and reshape local tax structures. The proposal would raise Florida’s homestead exemption
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Real estate professionals across the Greater Chicagoland area awoke Wednesday to find their listings removed from Zillow, as the fight between the listing portal giant and the local MLS, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), which already includes an antitrust lawsuit, escalated. On Wednesday morning, MRED announced that it was suspending listing data feeds to Zillow
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Every few years, the real estate industry gets a jolt that sends agents scrambling to reassess their careers and where they hang their license. The current wave of consolidation — eXp acquiring Next Home, Real acquiring Remax, Compass acquiring Anywhere — is the latest version of that jolt. And if the conversations I’m having with
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After disappearing for a time after the launch of the initial test last December, real estate listings are back in mobile Google search results in some markets. Just like the initial test, listings appear under sponsored search results, and they include a full property detail page, links to request a tour, contact an agent and,
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The real estate industry is entering a new era of consolidation where technology infrastructure — not just brand scale — is becoming the primary driver of enterprise value. Recent acquisitions by Compass, eXp World Holdings and The Real Brokerage illustrate how brokerages increasingly view proprietary software, artificial intelligence (AI) and integrated operational systems as future
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Two transactions. One structural shift. Compass’s acquisition of Anywhere and Real’s $880 million deal for REMAX are not simply the largest brokerage transactions in recent memory. And, now add to that eXp’s acquisition of NextHome and together, they represent something the residential real estate industry has not seen before: the emergence of vertically integrated platform companies operating at
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Brokerage leader Albert Meggers has launched two large Southern California offices under the NextHome brand, bringing nearly 200 agents onto the franchise’s new large-office model following its acquisition by eXp World Holdings. NextHome, a national real estate franchise and subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, said it is expanding its Southern California footprint with two coastal
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The warmer weather and longer days are finally here and that means everyone is thinking about the hottest looks for summer. For real estate brokerage companies, it seems like the new must-have accessory for summer 2026 is a franchise operation. On Thursday, a little over a week after The Real Brokerage announced its acquisition of
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